BREAKING: Belarus’ defense minister says joint exercises with Russian troops will continue because of rising tensions in Ukraine. The exercises, which were to end Sunday, brought a sizable contingent of Russian forces to Belarus, which borders Ukraine.
A top European Union official, Charles Michel, said Sunday that “the big question remains: does the Kremlin want dialogue?”
to residents of the rebel-held territories. Claims that Russian citizens are being endangered might be used as justification for military action.Officials in the separatist territories claimed Ukrainian forces launched several artillery attacks over the past day and that two civilians were killed in an unsuccessful assault on a village near the Russian border.
Putin has demanded that NATO not take Ukraine as a member. Harris stood by the U.S. decision to hold off on sanctions but said she wouldn’t second guess Zelenskyy’s “desires for his country.” Lines of communication between Moscow and the West remain open: the American and Russian defense chiefs spoke Friday. French President Emmanuel Macron spoke with Putin on Sunday for nearly two hours before a call with the Ukrainian president. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov agreed to meet next week.
The military on Sunday closed a key checkpoint leading to the separatist region after it came under repeated shelling. Denis Pushilin, the head of the pro-Russia separatist government in Ukraine’s Donetsk region, cited an “immediate threat of aggression” from Ukrainian forces in his announcement of a call to arms. Ukrainian officials vehemently denied having plans to take rebel-controlled areas by force.
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